Portland Wrestling (11/6/1987)
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“Portland Wrestling”
Taped live on 10/30/87 at the Portland Sports Arena in Portland, Oregon to air at 11 PM on KPTV and an edited tape of this show airs in syndication as “Big Time Wrestling” the next week on stations throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia.
Announcers: Don Coss & Stan Stasiak
Ring Announcer: Don Owen
Referees: Sandy Barr & David Manning
“Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez vs. Texas Red: The Bull actually hears some cheers this week after he was unceremoniusly dumped from Los Diablos last week. Texas Red is a large individual, but he falls prey to the “flying burrito” and Fernandez gets the duke.
COMMERCIAL
Dangerous Dan Spivey vs. CW Bergstrom: Spivey has been making noise about wanting Billy Jack Haynes since arriving in the Northwest. Last week, he got physically involved in Billy Jack's match. Bergstrom obviusly has potential, but Spivey looks unstoopable this week. Spivey pins Bergstrom after a powerbomb.
After the match, Spivey heads to the Crow's Nest.
STASIAK: Congratulations on an impressive win here this week. Last week, you interfered in a match involving Billy Jack Haynes. What is your problem with Billy?
SPIVEY: Yeah, I kicked his tail last week and he's still not man enough to face me! I guess I have to take drastic measures to get that coward in the ring! As far as your stupid question-I don't owe you or anybody else an explanation for anything! Haynes, something bad is about to happen and it's all your fault!
COMMERCIAL
We go back to the Crow's Nest...
COSS: Thanksgiving night, Portland Wrestling returns to the Memorial Coliseum for a huge spectacular. Promoter Don Owen has put together....
STASIAK: Excuse me, Don, they're telling me there's a situation in the dressing room area. They have a camera down there. I'll head down and check it out!
COSS: Thank you, Stan! Don't forget Thanksgiving night. Tickets available at the Coliseum box office, here at the Sports Arena, and through Ticketmaster! Also, next Saturday night, here at the Sports Arena, it will be Billy Jack Poster Night! (Coss holds up poster) The first five hundred fans who arrive at the arena get a free poster of Billy Jack Haynes! This will be great to hang on your wall. If you lift weights, hang it up next to your weight bench and you'll have a goal to work toward! OK, Stan Stasiak is stnading by! Stan, what's going on?
Stasiak stands by a dressing room door there is a gurney nearby.
STASIAK: Wrestling fans, there's been an altercation in the dressing room area! There has been an injury and the EMTs are here! Oh, no!
Two EMTs lead Wahoo McDaniel out and help him onto the gurney!
STASIAK: Wahoo, what happened?
WAHOO: It was Spivey! Tell Billy to stay way from him! He's a killer not a wrestler!
STASIAK: I can't believe what I'm seeing or hearing!
Billy Jack Haynes runs out!
HAYNES: What happened? Wahoo? Wahoo!
STASIAK: OK, I guess I'll pitch it back to Don Coss in the Crow's Nest...
COSS: OK, Billy is scheduled to wrestle Mean Mike Miller in our next match! I'm joined now by Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer! Last week, you got a measure of revenge against the Bruise Brothers and Percy Pringle!
BORNE: That felt good, Don Coss! After what they did to Hack, we knew we had to pay them back!
SAWYER: We proved something to them and to the wordl, Don! You are looking at the best team going today! There ain't nobody better than Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer!
BORNE: The main event tonight here on TV is a PNW Tag title match with Rock and Roll against Eric Embry & Adrian Street! We want the winners! If it's Ricky and Robert, we want you guys for the belts! If it's the other guys, we want them!
SAWYER: We're the best and we want the titles!
BORNE: We deserve it! Do you hear us, Rock and Roll Express?
Some fans are booing these two normally popular wrestlers!
COMMERCIAL
COSS: I'm here with PNW Tag Team Champions, the Rock and Roll Express! Guys, your dance card is starting to get full!
ROBERT: Hey, that's how it's gotta be when you've got the titles! Everybody wants a match for the belts! We got Street and Embry here tonight! Sawyer and Borne said they want a shot. Just be patient, boys, we'll give you a match!
RICKY: Now, I heard some of these nice people booing Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer because they want these belts! Well, there ain't no need for that! They should be asking for a title match! You ain't got any business being in professional wrestling if you don't wanna be on top! Let me put it this way: If Matt and Buzz had these belts, we'd be gunning for them, friends or not!
ROBERT: That's right! Ain't nothing personal-all business! We just have something every tag team around here wants! As far as I'm concerned, Matt & Buzz can have a title shot next week!
RICKY: That sounds like a plan to me! Never let it be said that my brother and me are closet champions! Woooo! Rock and Roll is here to stay, baby!
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Mean Mike Miller: Haynes is like a man possessed! Miller is a rugged competitor, but Haynes is out for blood! Billy Jack gets the pin after an overhead press slam!
COSS: Billy Jack is on his way to the Crow's Nest! Billy, Dan Spivey is....
BILLY JACK: He's a back stabbing coward is all he is, Don! You say you want me, Danny? No! I WANT YOU! I want Don Owen and I want him NOW!
Promoter Don Owen walks into the scene...
BILLY JACK: Mr. Owen, you have to admit that I don't ask for much!
OWEN: That's right....this man is a pleasure to do business with!
BILLY JACK: I know you have this week's card set. I know we're on TV and everything is planned out! But next week...I ain't asking, I am demanding! I want Spivey in that ring!
OWEN: I'd love to give you what you want, Billy, especially after what he did to your friend Wahoo, but I can't!
BILLY JACK: WHAT???
OWEN: Dan Spivey is leaving tomorrow for a tour of the Carribbean. He'll be in Puerto Rico, Trinidad, the Dominican Republic! He'll be gone for two weeks! I'm sorry, Billy! He won't be here!
BILLY JACK: OK, I'll do you a big favor! You have the big card on Thanksgiving! I've got your Main Event! Spivey against ME!!! No DQ! No Time Limit! No Countout! There must be a winner! I'll put up my title!!!
OWEN: I can't do that!
BILLY JACK: Why the =BLEEP= not?
COSS: Please, Billy, there are kids watching!
OWEN: I was going to announce this later: The Championship Committee maandated that Undisputed World Champion defend the belt against the PNW Champion on Thanksgiving night! You're getting a World Title match with Dory Funk!
BILLY JACK: OK, great! I'll wrestle Spivey, then Funk!
OWEN: Billy, you're not thinking straight. The match with Spivey will be a tough match! After a brawl like that, you won't have a chance in a World Title match!
BILLY JACK: (grabbing Owen by the lapels of his jacket) That's what I want!
OWEN: OK, Billy, let me think about it! I'll make a decision by next week!
BILLY JACK: Just give me Spivey!( to camera) Spivey, I know you're watching this! You say you've been chasing after me? Well, the hunter just became the hunted!Now, I'm calling you out! Now, I want you!This thing between us goes back a long time! This time, we'll settle it once and for all! Nobody hurts a friend of mine without getting hurt twice as bad! Spivey, your =BLEEP= is mine!
COSS: I hope somebody in the truck has their finger on that red button!
COMMERCIAL
VTR:
Ken Patera is standing in a blackened studio with Don Owen.
OWEN: Here with former Olympian Ken Patera. Kenny, I understand you want a match on the big Thanksgiving Spectacular...
PATERA: That's right! There's a big, ugly stooge out there named Jos LeDuc! I arm wrestled him a while back and he said it was for five grand! Well, everybody who saw the match knows I earned the money! Well, I want what's rightfully mine, LeDuc! Let's take that five thousand dollars and put it on top of a pole. If I get the money, it's all mine! If you get it first, you can keep it!
OWEN: OK, Ken, I'll see what I can do!
COMMERCIAL
Veteran Alexis Smirnoff is in the ring, Soviet flag in hand. Then, we hear...
Bad Leroy Brown comes to the ring along with his friend Iceman King Parsons! These two have won the fans over and high five a lot of folks as they enter the arena!
Bad Leroy Brown (w/Iceman King Parsons) vs. Alexis Smirnoff: The veteran Russian uses every dirty trick in the book tonight, but Brown is just too much man for him. A running powerslam followed by a big elbow drop is enough to pin Smirnoff.
PNW TV TITLE MATCH: Tom Prichard vs. Tarzan Goto(w/ Mr. Fuji): Two evenly matched, versatile wrestlers have a highly competitive match this week. After several near falls, Prichard hits an enzuguri and pins Goto. Fuji enters the ring after the pin and attempts to nail Tom with his cane! Fortunately, Ronnie Garvin runs in, takes away Fuji's cane, and chases the manager away!
COMMERCIAL
Superstar Bill Dundee leads Adrian Street, Miss Linda, & Eric Embry into the arena!
The champs enter the arena! As usual, it's a riot scene whenever Ricky and Robert arrive!
Main Event: PNW Tag Team Title Match(2/3 falls): Rock and Roll Express © vs. Flamboyant Eric Embry & Exotic Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda & Superstar Bill Dundee):
1st Fall: Both teams rely on quickness and skill, but Ricky and Robert seem to be one step ahead of the challengers. Eventually, Bill Dundee attempts to get involved, but referee Sandy Barr catches him in the act and the champs win the first fall via DQ.
2nd Fall: The heels isolate Ricky and dole out some serious punishment. Morton is in deep trouble, but he eventually makes the hot tag! After a few minutes of brawling, Ricky and Robert hit the double dropkick on Embry! Robert pins Embry! Dundee hops on the ring apron, but Ricky dropkicks him to the floor! The Rock and Roll Express get a big win here this week! After announcing the result of the bout, Don Owen announces that Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer will challenge Ricky & Robert next week!
Dark Matches:
Wendi Richter & Jamie West beat Judy Martin & Candi Devine as Wendi pinned Judy after hitting a clothesline.
Ron garvin pinned Superstar Bill Dundee. Dundee attempted a sunset flip, but Garvin knocked him out with a big right hand and pinned him.
Ken Patera fought Jos LeDuc to a double countout.
Undisputed World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. beat Fishman via submission to the spinning toehold. Fishman's lucha style gave Funk fits early on, but the wily veteran eventually found a way to win.
Taped live on 10/30/87 at the Portland Sports Arena in Portland, Oregon to air at 11 PM on KPTV and an edited tape of this show airs in syndication as “Big Time Wrestling” the next week on stations throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia.
Announcers: Don Coss & Stan Stasiak
Ring Announcer: Don Owen
Referees: Sandy Barr & David Manning
“Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez vs. Texas Red: The Bull actually hears some cheers this week after he was unceremoniusly dumped from Los Diablos last week. Texas Red is a large individual, but he falls prey to the “flying burrito” and Fernandez gets the duke.
COMMERCIAL
Dangerous Dan Spivey vs. CW Bergstrom: Spivey has been making noise about wanting Billy Jack Haynes since arriving in the Northwest. Last week, he got physically involved in Billy Jack's match. Bergstrom obviusly has potential, but Spivey looks unstoopable this week. Spivey pins Bergstrom after a powerbomb.
After the match, Spivey heads to the Crow's Nest.
STASIAK: Congratulations on an impressive win here this week. Last week, you interfered in a match involving Billy Jack Haynes. What is your problem with Billy?
SPIVEY: Yeah, I kicked his tail last week and he's still not man enough to face me! I guess I have to take drastic measures to get that coward in the ring! As far as your stupid question-I don't owe you or anybody else an explanation for anything! Haynes, something bad is about to happen and it's all your fault!
COMMERCIAL
We go back to the Crow's Nest...
COSS: Thanksgiving night, Portland Wrestling returns to the Memorial Coliseum for a huge spectacular. Promoter Don Owen has put together....
STASIAK: Excuse me, Don, they're telling me there's a situation in the dressing room area. They have a camera down there. I'll head down and check it out!
COSS: Thank you, Stan! Don't forget Thanksgiving night. Tickets available at the Coliseum box office, here at the Sports Arena, and through Ticketmaster! Also, next Saturday night, here at the Sports Arena, it will be Billy Jack Poster Night! (Coss holds up poster) The first five hundred fans who arrive at the arena get a free poster of Billy Jack Haynes! This will be great to hang on your wall. If you lift weights, hang it up next to your weight bench and you'll have a goal to work toward! OK, Stan Stasiak is stnading by! Stan, what's going on?
Stasiak stands by a dressing room door there is a gurney nearby.
STASIAK: Wrestling fans, there's been an altercation in the dressing room area! There has been an injury and the EMTs are here! Oh, no!
Two EMTs lead Wahoo McDaniel out and help him onto the gurney!
STASIAK: Wahoo, what happened?
WAHOO: It was Spivey! Tell Billy to stay way from him! He's a killer not a wrestler!
STASIAK: I can't believe what I'm seeing or hearing!
Billy Jack Haynes runs out!
HAYNES: What happened? Wahoo? Wahoo!
STASIAK: OK, I guess I'll pitch it back to Don Coss in the Crow's Nest...
COSS: OK, Billy is scheduled to wrestle Mean Mike Miller in our next match! I'm joined now by Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer! Last week, you got a measure of revenge against the Bruise Brothers and Percy Pringle!
BORNE: That felt good, Don Coss! After what they did to Hack, we knew we had to pay them back!
SAWYER: We proved something to them and to the wordl, Don! You are looking at the best team going today! There ain't nobody better than Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer!
BORNE: The main event tonight here on TV is a PNW Tag title match with Rock and Roll against Eric Embry & Adrian Street! We want the winners! If it's Ricky and Robert, we want you guys for the belts! If it's the other guys, we want them!
SAWYER: We're the best and we want the titles!
BORNE: We deserve it! Do you hear us, Rock and Roll Express?
Some fans are booing these two normally popular wrestlers!
COMMERCIAL
COSS: I'm here with PNW Tag Team Champions, the Rock and Roll Express! Guys, your dance card is starting to get full!
ROBERT: Hey, that's how it's gotta be when you've got the titles! Everybody wants a match for the belts! We got Street and Embry here tonight! Sawyer and Borne said they want a shot. Just be patient, boys, we'll give you a match!
RICKY: Now, I heard some of these nice people booing Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer because they want these belts! Well, there ain't no need for that! They should be asking for a title match! You ain't got any business being in professional wrestling if you don't wanna be on top! Let me put it this way: If Matt and Buzz had these belts, we'd be gunning for them, friends or not!
ROBERT: That's right! Ain't nothing personal-all business! We just have something every tag team around here wants! As far as I'm concerned, Matt & Buzz can have a title shot next week!
RICKY: That sounds like a plan to me! Never let it be said that my brother and me are closet champions! Woooo! Rock and Roll is here to stay, baby!
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Mean Mike Miller: Haynes is like a man possessed! Miller is a rugged competitor, but Haynes is out for blood! Billy Jack gets the pin after an overhead press slam!
COSS: Billy Jack is on his way to the Crow's Nest! Billy, Dan Spivey is....
BILLY JACK: He's a back stabbing coward is all he is, Don! You say you want me, Danny? No! I WANT YOU! I want Don Owen and I want him NOW!
Promoter Don Owen walks into the scene...
BILLY JACK: Mr. Owen, you have to admit that I don't ask for much!
OWEN: That's right....this man is a pleasure to do business with!
BILLY JACK: I know you have this week's card set. I know we're on TV and everything is planned out! But next week...I ain't asking, I am demanding! I want Spivey in that ring!
OWEN: I'd love to give you what you want, Billy, especially after what he did to your friend Wahoo, but I can't!
BILLY JACK: WHAT???
OWEN: Dan Spivey is leaving tomorrow for a tour of the Carribbean. He'll be in Puerto Rico, Trinidad, the Dominican Republic! He'll be gone for two weeks! I'm sorry, Billy! He won't be here!
BILLY JACK: OK, I'll do you a big favor! You have the big card on Thanksgiving! I've got your Main Event! Spivey against ME!!! No DQ! No Time Limit! No Countout! There must be a winner! I'll put up my title!!!
OWEN: I can't do that!
BILLY JACK: Why the =BLEEP= not?
COSS: Please, Billy, there are kids watching!
OWEN: I was going to announce this later: The Championship Committee maandated that Undisputed World Champion defend the belt against the PNW Champion on Thanksgiving night! You're getting a World Title match with Dory Funk!
BILLY JACK: OK, great! I'll wrestle Spivey, then Funk!
OWEN: Billy, you're not thinking straight. The match with Spivey will be a tough match! After a brawl like that, you won't have a chance in a World Title match!
BILLY JACK: (grabbing Owen by the lapels of his jacket) That's what I want!
OWEN: OK, Billy, let me think about it! I'll make a decision by next week!
BILLY JACK: Just give me Spivey!( to camera) Spivey, I know you're watching this! You say you've been chasing after me? Well, the hunter just became the hunted!Now, I'm calling you out! Now, I want you!This thing between us goes back a long time! This time, we'll settle it once and for all! Nobody hurts a friend of mine without getting hurt twice as bad! Spivey, your =BLEEP= is mine!
COSS: I hope somebody in the truck has their finger on that red button!
COMMERCIAL
VTR:
Ken Patera is standing in a blackened studio with Don Owen.
OWEN: Here with former Olympian Ken Patera. Kenny, I understand you want a match on the big Thanksgiving Spectacular...
PATERA: That's right! There's a big, ugly stooge out there named Jos LeDuc! I arm wrestled him a while back and he said it was for five grand! Well, everybody who saw the match knows I earned the money! Well, I want what's rightfully mine, LeDuc! Let's take that five thousand dollars and put it on top of a pole. If I get the money, it's all mine! If you get it first, you can keep it!
OWEN: OK, Ken, I'll see what I can do!
COMMERCIAL
Veteran Alexis Smirnoff is in the ring, Soviet flag in hand. Then, we hear...
Bad Leroy Brown comes to the ring along with his friend Iceman King Parsons! These two have won the fans over and high five a lot of folks as they enter the arena!
Bad Leroy Brown (w/Iceman King Parsons) vs. Alexis Smirnoff: The veteran Russian uses every dirty trick in the book tonight, but Brown is just too much man for him. A running powerslam followed by a big elbow drop is enough to pin Smirnoff.
PNW TV TITLE MATCH: Tom Prichard vs. Tarzan Goto(w/ Mr. Fuji): Two evenly matched, versatile wrestlers have a highly competitive match this week. After several near falls, Prichard hits an enzuguri and pins Goto. Fuji enters the ring after the pin and attempts to nail Tom with his cane! Fortunately, Ronnie Garvin runs in, takes away Fuji's cane, and chases the manager away!
COMMERCIAL
Superstar Bill Dundee leads Adrian Street, Miss Linda, & Eric Embry into the arena!
The champs enter the arena! As usual, it's a riot scene whenever Ricky and Robert arrive!
Main Event: PNW Tag Team Title Match(2/3 falls): Rock and Roll Express © vs. Flamboyant Eric Embry & Exotic Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda & Superstar Bill Dundee):
1st Fall: Both teams rely on quickness and skill, but Ricky and Robert seem to be one step ahead of the challengers. Eventually, Bill Dundee attempts to get involved, but referee Sandy Barr catches him in the act and the champs win the first fall via DQ.
2nd Fall: The heels isolate Ricky and dole out some serious punishment. Morton is in deep trouble, but he eventually makes the hot tag! After a few minutes of brawling, Ricky and Robert hit the double dropkick on Embry! Robert pins Embry! Dundee hops on the ring apron, but Ricky dropkicks him to the floor! The Rock and Roll Express get a big win here this week! After announcing the result of the bout, Don Owen announces that Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer will challenge Ricky & Robert next week!
Dark Matches:
Wendi Richter & Jamie West beat Judy Martin & Candi Devine as Wendi pinned Judy after hitting a clothesline.
Ron garvin pinned Superstar Bill Dundee. Dundee attempted a sunset flip, but Garvin knocked him out with a big right hand and pinned him.
Ken Patera fought Jos LeDuc to a double countout.
Undisputed World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. beat Fishman via submission to the spinning toehold. Fishman's lucha style gave Funk fits early on, but the wily veteran eventually found a way to win.
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